The Theory of the Novel in England 1850-1870 / Richard Stang.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stang, Richard, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English fiction--19th century--History and criticism.

English fiction.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [1959]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Deals with the novel as a distinct literary form from the years between 1850 and 1870. Shows that mid-Victorian criticism of fiction has been underrated, that it should be considered as an important part of the history of English criticism as a whole.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Introduction

Part One

I. The Sacred Office: The Novelists

II. The Sacred Office: The Critics

Part Two

III. The Craft of Fiction

IV. Mid-Victorian Realism: Real Toads in Real Gardens

V. The Cheek of the Young Person

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

ISBN:

0-231-89783-9

OCLC:

1100435685